भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History by Veer Savarkar
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DevanagariHindipublished494 पृष्ठ
पृष्ठ 28, कुल 494 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंपृष्ठ 28
- At Masaga, Alexander captured a small armed community of seven
thousand, which included several women. Alexander promised them their
lives on condition that they should join his army and fight with his Indian
enemies, or else, he threatened them with wholesale man-slaughter, or, as a
third alternative he said, he would carry them off as slaves! The leaders of
the community agreed to his first proposal, but requested that they should
be allowed one night for mutual exchange of views. Alexander agreed.
Thereupon, these seven thousand Indians marched towards a hill, some nine
miles ahead of the Greek camp. Writes Vincent Smith, “The Indians being
unwilling to aid the foreigners in the subjugation of their countrymen
desired to evade the unwelcome obligation.” So, they decided to give the
slip to the Greeks, but Alexander came to know of their intention. So, while
they were sleeping for a little rest, Alexander fell upon them, all of a
sudden, with his huge army and began to cut down eveyone. There was a
great havoc amongst those Indians. But within a short time, they drew up
their swords and other weapons. They made a hollow circular formation,
gathering the women and children inside it, and faced the Greek attack most
heroically. A good number of women were also found desperately fighting
with the foe. Till almost all of them were killed, they kept on fighting for
the freedom of their nation.
64A. “The gallant defenders met a glorious death they would have
disclaimed to exchange for a life with dishonour.” (Early History of India
by Vincent Smith 1924, p. 59)
The Agrashrenis - This little Indian republic of the Agrashrenis too, instead of
surrendering, fought to the last with the vast Greek navy of Alexander, as it
was making its headway to the sea through the course of the Indus. When
the Greeks attacked their very capital, these brave Indian warriors erected
blockades and barricades at different intervals, and fought every inch of
their ground so tenaciously that Alexander could not enter the city before he
had sacrificed many Greek lives. According to Curtius, “When those brave
fellows could not further resist the odds, they (the Agrashrenis) set their
houses on fire, and their wives and children and all threw themselves into
the flames!” That is to say, they ‘made johar’ (to use a latter day
phraseology).
This is the Aame Johar!—Jai Har!!